My hon. Friend makes a good point. There are often penalty charges which would mean unintended consequences if the Bill came into law and a real hit to the bottom line for our hospitals.
I have questioned some of the charges for our local hospital trust. Repairing white lines, barriers and machines is very expensive and I feel that a Bill that changes the parameters on which these contracts are based could have unintended consequences for the foundation of much of our funding in the NHS. The problem is probably to do with historical management issues regarding the signing of particular contracts, and many hon. Members might wish to question their hospital trusts, as I have.
For me, the final straw that led to my campaign, which has now run for 18 months, was the fact that I was told that those receiving cancer treatment had had certain exemptions withdrawn. As many hon. Members will be aware, chemotherapy treatment can often require 20 or 30 visits for the patient, those caring for them and their visiting friends. I thought that withdrawing the exemption went too far and it made me much more interested in campaigning for more fairness.